Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden The Talisman...Well...

Am I the only person who thinks that Bruce is trying way too hard to get to those high notes? I mean, the beginning of the Talisman is awesome...because he's singing within his range. But he's trying to get to notes that would be close to the top of MY range, and I'm a chick.

To me, most of the song sounds quite painful. Especially the "Weeeeeeeeeeeestward we goooooooooooooo" where it sounds like he's gonna bust a vocal cord at any moment. What do you think?